†Sterropterygion Thomson 1972 (lobe-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Osteolepiformes - Megalichthyidae
Full reference: K. S. Thomson. 1972. New evidence on the evolution of the paired fins of Rhipidistia and the origin of the tetrapod limbs, with description of a new genus of Osteolepidae. Postilla (157)1-7
Parent taxon: Megalichthyidae according to T. Holland 2013
See also Borgen and Nakrem 2016 and Thomson 1972
Sister taxa: Askerichthyinae, Cladarosymblema, Coelosteus, Ectosteorhachinae, Megalichthyinae, Rabdiolepis, Rhizodopsis
Subtaxa: Sterropterygion brandei
Ecology:
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Sterropterygion in the database
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